HARRY 'THE CROWN' HOSONO

Bon Voyage Co. (Taian Yoko) Blu-Spec CD2

Ref: FSD6835

Price: £17.99

Originally released July 1976. Hosono's third solo album (after Hosono House and Tropical Dandy). 'Tropical', 'exotica' plus New Orleans and Okinawan influences. Backing musicians from Tin Pan Alley and Happy End including Shigeru Suzuki (guiitar) Eiichi Ohtaki (bass) and Akiko Yano (piano). This albums uses the remastered version of the album, released as Harry Hosono, Crown Years 1974-1977, under the supervision of Hosono himself. Includes two bonus tracks, a single version of Peking Duck and a radio interview with Hosono following the release of the album in 1976. Watch a video of Tin Pan Alley performing Chocho San at Chinatown in Yokohama and listen to the single version of Peking Duck.

TAEKO ONUKI

Taeko Onuki 40th Anniversary Live DVD

Ref: FSV6787

Price: £29.99

Region Code 2, NTSC, 40th Anniversary (since debut) concert that took place at Tokyo International Forum in March 2014. Onuki was one of the members of the group Sugar Babe, along with Tatsuro Yamashita. She has been a regular collaborator with Ryuichi Sakamoto who has recorded and toured with. Features songs from throughout her career with guests including Caramel Mama (Haruomi Hosono & Shigeru Suzuki), and band featuring Hirokazu Ogura (guitar) Masato Suzuki (bass) Takashi Numazawa (drums) Tatsuo Hayashi (drums) and Toshiyuki Mori (keyboards). Includes rehearsal footage and comments from musicians.

TAEKO ONUKI

Taeko Onuki 40th Anniversary Live Blu-ray

Ref: FSV6788

Price: £36.99

NTSC, Region Code Free. 40th Anniversary (since debut) concert that took place at Tokyo International Forum in March 2014. Onuki was one of the members of the group Sugar Babe, along with Tatsuro Yamashita. She has been a regular collaborator with Ryuichi Sakamoto who has recorded and toured with. Features songs from throughout her career with guests including Caramel Mama (Haruomi Hosono & Shigeru Suzuki), and band featuring Hirokazu Ogura (guitar) Masato Suzuki (bass) Takashi Numazawa (drums) Tatsuo Hayashi (drums) and Toshiyuki Mori (keyboards). Includes rehearsal footage and comments from musicians.

HARUOMI HOSONO & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

Price: £43.99

Joint concert of Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto at Ex Theater Roppongi in December 2013. Guests included Yukihiro Takahashi, Goro Ito, Ichiko Aoba, Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), U-zhaan. The three members of YMO perform a version of Rydeen without synthesizer. Complete concert footage with 60 page photo booklet and liner notes.

HARUOMI HOSONO & RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

Price: £47.99

Joint concert of Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto at Ex Theater Roppongi in December 2013. Guests included Yukihiro Takahashi, Goro Ito, Ichiko Aoba, Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius), U-zhaan. The three members of YMO perform a version of Rydeen without synthesizer. Complete concert footage with 60 page photo booklet and liner notes.

AKIKO YANO + TIN PAN (HARUOMI HOSONO, TATSUO HAYASHI, SHIGERU SUZUKI)

Satogaeru Concert (2 CDs)

Ref: FSD6766

Price: £24.99

New York resident Akiko Yano at the end of every year goes back to Japan to peform her 'Satogaeru' concert- meaning 'homecoming concert'. This is the complete concert with CD1 of the first half and CD2 the second half complete with all encores. She is backed by Tin Pan, featuring long time collaborators and friends Haruomi Hosono, Tatsuo Hayashi and Shigeru Suzuki. The track, A Song for Us is a new song, sung by Hosono and Suzuki. Mixing engineer is another stalwart of the Satogaeru show, Kinji Yoshino.

CD1

1. Ooinaru Shii No Ki 2. Wichita Lineman 3. Omoide No Sanpomichi 4. The End of the World 5. I'm Moving On 6. Sobakasu No Aru Shojo 7. Fuyugoe 8. A Song For Us

AKIKO YANO + TIN PAN (HARUOMI HOSONO, TATSUO HAYASHI, SHIGERU SUZUKI)

Satogaeru Concert 2 CDs + Blu ray (Limited Edition)

Ref: FSD6767

Price: £41.99

Limited edition with bonus Blu-ray disc. The Blu-ray features live footage from the Tokyo concert, a bonus video titled Akko to Tin Pan no Zadankai and talk session with Akiko Yano and Tin Pan. Comes as digipack.

New York resident Akiko Yano at the end of every year goes back to Japan to peform her 'Satogaeru' concert- meaning 'homecoming concert'. This is the complete concert with CD1 of the first half and CD2 the second half complete with all encores. She is backed by Tin Pan, featuring long time collaborators and friends Haruomi Hosono, Tatsuo Hayashi and Shigeru Suzuki. The track, A Song for Us is a new song, sung by Hosono and Suzuki. Mixing engineer is another stalwart of the Satogaeru show, Kinji Yoshino.

CD1

1. Ooinaru Shii No Ki 2. Wichita Lineman 3. Omoide No Sanpomichi 4. The End of the World 5. I'm Moving On 6. Sobakasu No Aru Shojo 7. Fuyugoe 8. A Song For Us

REN TAKADA

Coffee Blues - Wataru Takada wo Utau

Ref: FSD6780

Price: £23.99

It's 10 years since the death of Wataru Takada, folk singer, actor and poet. He was the son of the poet and activist Yutaka Takada. On this album, Wataru's son Ren Takada plays his father's songs. Ren Takada, aside to being a solo musician and composer, plays with YMO, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi's group Pupa, Tei Towa and Quruli.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Hosono House (Bellwood LP Collection)

Ref: FSL6602

Price: £25.99

Haruomi Hosono's first solo album after leaving Happy End. Recorded at his home studio and originally released from the Belwood label in 1973. The 11 tracks have been digitally remastered by Hosono and YMO's engineer Mitsuo Koike. Considered, rightly so, as a masterpiece of Japanese rock history.

WATARU TAKADA

Go Aisatsu (Bellwood LP Collection)

Ref: FSL6604

Price: £24.99

Originally released in 1971. First record from leading folk singer, with influences from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, and humourous ironic style delivery, in the footsteps of Azenbo Soeda, a Showa era political singer. Happy End members (Haruomi Hosono, Eiichi Otaki, Shigeru Suzuki and Takashi Mastsumoto) appear on four tracks.

SOGGY CHEERIOS

1959

Ref: FSD6331

Price: £24.99

Group formed by Soichiro Suzuki (World Standard) and Masahiro Naoeda (Carnation) who were both born in 1959. Guest musicians are Haruomi Hosono, Keiichi Suzuki, Wataru Iga, Mahito Fujiwara, Yoriko Matsumoto and Tetsuya Yamamoto. High quality rock/folk from two veterans of the Japanese music scene with help from other luminaries.

REN TAKADA

Ensemble

Ref: FSD6335

Price: £26.99

Pedal steel guitarist and stringed instrument player Ren Takada (son of folk singer Wataru Takada) has been a support member of YMO, is a member of Yukihiro Takahashi's group Pupa, plays with Haruomi Hosono's World Shyness and releases solo albums too. This is his sixth album and features many of the musicians he has collaborated over the years including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius) Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Kishida (Quruli), Yukihiro Takahashi, Gondo Tomohiro, Tomoyo Harada, Hiroshi Takano and many others.

HARUOMI HOSONO, TAKAHIKO ISHIKAWA, MASATAKA MATSTOHYA

The Aegean Sea (Blu-Spec CD2)

Ref: FSD6305

Price: £16.99

Originally released in 1979. Instrumental synth pop/jazz with a Greek twist. Two tracks writen by Hosono (Reggae Aege Woman and Mykonos Bridge) sound similar to YMO who he was with at the time, with three compositions each from Matsutohya and Ishikawa. Guests include Yukihiro Takahashi, Tatsuro Yamashita, Minaka Yoshida, Murakami Ponta Suichi and Hideki Matstake.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Heavenly Music

Ref: FSD6229

Price: £27.99

Coincided to mark the 40th anniversay since the first solo album by Haruomi Hosono on 25th May 1973. New album featuring guests including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Salyu, Shigeru Kishida (Quruli), Minako Yoshida and band line up that features Miharu Koshi, Ren Takada and Daiichi Ito. Tracks include covers of Kraftwerk's Radioactivity, Bob Dylan's When I Paint My Masterpiece and tracks Hosono and band have performed live recently.

1. Close to You 2. Something Stupid 3. Tip Toe Thru The Tulips with Me 4. My Bank Account Is Gone 5. Cow Cow Boogie 6. All La Glory 7. The Song Is Ended 8. When I Paint My Masterpiece 9. The House of Blue Lights 10. Ramu wa Osuki ? Part 2 11. I Love How You Love Me 12. Radioactivity

HARUOMI HOSONO

Hosono House (Bellwood 40th Anniversary Collection)

Ref: FSD6098

Price: £14.99

Haruomi Hosono's first solo album after leaving Happy End. Recorded at his home studio and originally released from the Belwood label in 1973. The 11 tracks have been digitally remastered by Hosono and YMO's engineer Mitsuo Koike. Considered, rightly so, as a masterpiece of Japanese rock history.

APOGEE & PERIGEE

Chojikuu Korodastan Ryokouki (Blu-Spec CD, Cardboard Sleeve)

Ref: FSD6000

Price: £22.99

This album was originally released in 1984 as a kind of soundtrack or concept album to a musical that never came to fruition. Apogee & Perigee are credited as the artists, but was the name for robots that featured in the story. The artists took part anonymously but were under Haruomi Hosono's Yen label such as Miharu Koshi, Jun Togawa and Yuji Miyake, with the album produced by Hosono. Long sought after, it was never promoted at the time and had only a limited pressing on vinyl. Now re-released as Blu-Spec CD.

HARUOMI HOSONO

HoSoNoVa

Ref: FSD5678

Price: £26.99

Released April 2011, first album for nearly four years and 38 years since his first solo album, Hosono House. Original songs and covers. Other musicians include regular live support musicians such as Ren Takada, Miharu Koshi, Wataru Iga (Sakerock) Shigeri Kitsu, Tin Pan Alley members Shigeru Suzuki, Tateo Hayashi, Hiroshi Sato, plus pop singer Cocco, Yoko Ono and Van Dyke Parks.

TOWA TEI

Sunny

Ref: FSD5709

Price: £26.99

New solo album that completes a trilogy of albums, those being previously Flash and Big Fun.The cover artwork is by Barry McGee, as were the two previous albums.The album includes the topical CM song Marvelous, Teenage Mutant sung by Miho Hatori and Get Myself Together and Alpha both sung by Taprikk Sweezee who was featured on Towa's previous albums. Many more artists took part including Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, Hiroshi Takano, Keigo Oyamada, Yoshinori Sunahara and Ren Takada.

TOMOYO HARADA

Eyja

Ref: FSD5699

Price: £26.99

Tomoyo Harada is popular singer and actress, who in the 1980s was an idol singer. She is currently a member of the group Pupa, together with Yukihiro Takahashi of YMO fame. Eyja is an album of sophisticated pop/electronica, with guest artists including Haruomi Hosono and Taeko Onuki. Produced by Goro Ito and features music video of the song File as CD extra.

TIN PAN ALLEY

Tin Pan Alley 2 (Blu-spec CD)

Ref: FSD5618

Price: £20.99

Second album by Tin Pan Alley from the mid 70s.

TIN PAN ALLEY

Caramel Mama (Blu-spec CD)

Ref: FSD5617

Price: £20.99

First album released in 1975. Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, Tateo Hayashi, Masataka Matsutoya. Caramel Mama was originaly the name of the band formed by Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki following the break up of Happy End, the group soon emerging into Tin Pan Alley and the title of their first album from 1975. 10 tracks including Caramel Rag, Choppers Boogie, Choo Choo Gatta Got '75, She is Gone and Yellow Magic Carnival.

VARIOUS

Happy End City-Cover Book

Ref: FSD5615

Price: £24.99

Album to celebrate 40 years since the debut of the highly influential band Happy End. City- Happy End Best Album was released in 1973, and this is a cover version of that album by artists who are fans of the group.

Happy End featured Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki and were one of the first groups to sing original rock music entirely in Japanese. They have even been called 'The Japanese Beatles' for the influence they had on subsequent music made in Japan.

CHU KOSAKA

Horo 2010 (Blue-spec CD)

Ref: FSD5281

Price: £25.99

Originally released in 1975, Horo, was Chu Kosaka's breakthrough album. This is a new edition with some new vocals using the original master tapes. Backing musicians include Haruomi Hosono, Masataka Matsutoya. Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuo Hayashi, Tatsuro Yamashita, Minako Yoshida and Akiko Yano. A classic of Japanese music, kind of folk and soul mixture.

VARIOUS

All Kinds of People Love Burt Bacharach-Produced By Jim O`Rourke

Ref: FSD5283

Price: £24.99

Now Tokyo resident, ex Sonic Youth member Jim O'Rourke has put together a rather wonderful tribute to Burt Bacharach. O'Rourke himself sings on one track - and plays guitar, bass and other instruments on other tracks- as does Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and a superb cast of Japanese musicians such as Haruomi Hosono and Kahimi Kari.

VARIOUS

Price: £79.99

Fifth in the deluxe series, released April 21st. Tracks chosen by Takahashi and Hosono. Track details not yet available.

CHU KOSAKA AND SOUL CONNECTION

Soul Party 2009 (DVD+ CD)

Ref: FSV5273

Price: £44.99

Chu Kosaka was one of the original members of the 'folk' group April Fool, along with Haruomi Hosono and Takashi Matsumoto. This DVD is of performances at Billboard Live Tokyo and Osaka in April 2009 with guests Haruomi Hosono, Ami Ozaki, Takako Matsu and Takuya Ohashi. Disc 1 is a DVD of a live concert in Tokyo plus some other live footage. Disc 2 is a live CD from Osaka. Band members include Yukihiro Takahashi [ds].

HARUOMI HOSONO

Haruomi Hosono no Kayokyoku - 20th Century Box (6 CDs) - Collection of Hosono Songs Performed by Other Artists

Ref: FSD4610

Price: £94.99

Haruomi Hosono made his professional debut forty years ago in 1969, during which time he's written more than 200 songs. This is a box set of 114 songs he has written for other artists. It's a great archive of twentieth century Japanese pop music. The tracks were selected and remastered by Hosono. He also edited the 144 page booklet.

HUMMING KITCHEN

Strange Tomatoes

Ref: FSD4676

Price: £25.99

New release on Haruomi Hosono's Daisyworld. Humming Kitchen are a duo who appeared on the Hosono tribute album and the recent soundtrack, Goo Goo Date Neko de Aru. Mainly influenced by American roots music and 'Good Time' music of the late 60s and early 70s. Guest drummer is Tateo Hayashi of Tin Pan Alley.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Murasaki Shikibu - The Tale of Genji

Ref: FSD4515

Price: £22.99

Originally released in 1987. The Tale of Genji is a 11th century classic written by a Heian court lady, Murasaki Shikibu. An animated version, directed by Gisaburo Sugii, was released in 1987 and is considered as one of the most significant films ever produced in Japan. Haruomi Hosono was the musical director of the film. Traditional sounding album with lush keyboard sounds.

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Daisy Holiday Presented by Haruomi Hosono

Ref: FSD4040

Price: £25.99

It's been four years since Haroumi Hosono's record label, Daisyworld Discs, released anything new. Now the label is back in partnership with Columbia Music Entertainment. With it's mantra of 'quality and originality' Daisyworld released some fantastic album since its inception in 1996. This compilation, selected by Hosono is of old and new tracks by some of the label's top artists. The title Daisy Holiday comes from Hosono's radio show, and this CD of 20 tracks is desgined to play like his radio show with little interludes, sketches and messages.

HARUOMI HOSONO WITH FRIENDS

Strange Music on a Summer's Day

Ref: FSV3939

Price: £49.99

2007 was one of Haruomi Hosono's busiest years yet, with his own album, various collaborations, contributions to soundtracks, and guest appearances. There was also an excellent tribute to Hosono with a second volume appearing early in 2008. This is a DVD of the concert by some of those artists who performed on those tribute albums. The concert took place in July 2007 at the Hibiya Park outdoor stage, and lasted for over four hours. Those artists include Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, Van Dyke Parks, Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius) Takako Minekawa, Kahimi Karie, Jim O'Rourke, Miharu Koshi, World Standard, Hiroshi Takano, Sakerock, Miyuki Hatakeyama, Mitsuko Koike, Saho Terao, Bophana, Akihito Katayori, Vagabond and others. Released March 26th, tracklisting not available at present.

VARIOUS

Haruomi Hosono Yellow Magic Show

Ref: FSV3805

Price: £41.99

In 2001 Haruomi Hosono hosted a TV programme on NHK BS2, called the Haruomi Hosono Yellow Magic Show. On the programme Hosono invited a lot of his musician friends, the so-called 'Hosono family' to perform, although it was a music variety programme with a talk and comedy element as well. This was the first time that the members of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Hosono plus Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi had appeared together since 1993. Other musicians who appeared are Takashi Matsumoto and Shigeru Suzuki (from Happy End) Tateo Hayashi (from Tin Pan) Tei Towa, Morio Agata, Miharu Koshi, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Sheena & The Rokkets, Chu Kohsaka, Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Hiroshi Takano, plus a few actors for those comedy sketches. A welcome release onto DVD of what had been rare footage.

EX MACHINA

Appleseed: Ex Machina - Standard Edition

Price: £32.99

Japanese edition DVD with English subtitles of the anime co-produced by John Woo, directed by Shinji Aramaki with Haruomi Hosono as music director.

HARRY HOSONO & THE WORLD SHYNESS

Flying Saucer 1947

Ref: FSD3700

Price: £26.99

Any new album by Haruomi Hosono is an event and this is no exception. The CD commemorates 60 years since the term 'Flying Saucer' was coined with sightings of UFOs at Roswell, Portland and elsewhere. Together with his band that Hosono calls World Shyness, he plays new versions of old Hosono tunes, and songs he has covered before, with a 'UFO' theme to them. The group comprises of Haruomi Hosono (vocals, acoustic guitar, others), Motoya Hamaguchi (drums), Hirofumi Tokutake (electric guitar), Ren Takada (pedal steel), Wataru Iga (bass) and, good to see her back, Miharu Koshi (accordion). Most of the songs have a Country & Western feel to them, but in a distinctly cool manner. Guests include minyo (tradtional folk) singers Shigeri and Kaori Kitsu and pop / avant garde singer UA. Tracks are 1. Pistol Packin' Mama 2. Wayward Wind 3. Body Snatchers 4. Flying Saucer Breakdown 5. Close Encounters 6. Miracle Light 7. Morgan Boogie 8. Pom Pom Joki 9. Sports Men 10. Shiawase Happy 11. Yume-miru Yaku-soku 12. Focal Mind

KENJI ENDO

Om-Rice (carboard sleeve)

Ref: FSD5227

Price: £22.99

Digitally remastered re-release with cardboard sleeve of classic album by folk singer/songwriter Kenji Endo aka Enken. Enken was one of the original artists on the URC record label that pioneered Japanese folk and rock in the late 60s and 70s. His stablemates included Happy End and Kan Mikami. Om-Rice was originally released in 1983, was produced by Haruomi Hosono and features Miharu Koshi. The music has been described as 'dream ambient techno'.

VARIOUS

Ex Machina Original Soundtrack (CD+DVD)

Ref: FSD3726

Price: £29.99

The same as the above but without the extra CD of the film score and abridged version of the DVD. Trailer Short Version / Long Version, HASYMO _ Rescue Music Video- Ex Machina x Studio 4 'C Version, Lina Ohta Puzzle Riddle Music Video - feat. Deunan Knute Version, Lina Ohta Puzzle Riddle Music Video Making of, Interview 1. Haruomi Hosono x Shinji Aramaki, Interview

TIN PAN ALLEY

Caramel Mama - Remaster

Ref: FSD4168

Price: £19.99

Caramel Mama was originaly the name of the band formed by Hosono and Shigeru Suzuki following the break up of Happy End, the group soon emerging into Tin Pan Alley and the title of their first album from 1975. 10 tracks including Caramel Rag, Choppers Boogie, Choo Choo Gatta Got '75, She is Gone and Yellow Magic Carnival.

Price: £19.99

TIN PAN ALLEY

Yellow Magic Carnival

Ref: FSD4170

Price: £19.99

Another compilation of Tin Pan Alley and Hosono's solo works from his 'tropical' period. This one includes Peking Duck, Cho-Cho San, Sayonara (The Japanese Farewell Song) Chattanooga Choo Choo and Hong Kong Night Sight. 12 tracks.

TIN PAN ALLEY

Tin Pan Alley History

Ref: FSD4171

Price: £29.99

2 CD compilation of Tin Pan Alley and Haroumi Hosono solo tracks from Tropical Dandy and Bon Voyage. Tin Pan Alley consisted of studio musicians and members of the band Hachimitsu Pie, and added a rock flavour to 'new music'. Artists such as Yumi Matsutoya (Yumin) and Tatsuro Yamashita were born from this sound and became superstars. 22 tracks including Roochoo Gumbo, Peking Duck, Exotica Lullaby, Ballad of Aya, Hong Kong Night Sight and Chow Chow Dog.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Crown Years of Harry Hosono 1974-1977

Ref: FSD3241

Price: £59.99

Excellent 4 disc box set (3 CD + DVD) 132 page booklet (in Japanese) remastered versions of two classic albums 'Tropical Dandy'(1975) and 'Bon Voyage'(1976) a CD of a live recording of Haruomi Hosono & Tin Pan Alley in Chinatown plus a DVD of that concert featuring two rare live films of Tin Pan Alley performing at Chinatown in Yokohama and at Kanda Kyoritstu Kodo in Tokyo during the 1970s. The live CD has 14 tracks including Chattanooga Choo Choo, Hurircane Dorothy, Peking Duck and the DVD 9 tracks that includes rehearsals and backstage footage. A rare visual treasure, and if you haven't got them, two pioneering albums of Japanese/ Asian world music.

HUMAN AUDIO SPONGE

Has

Ref: FSV2833

Price: £58.99

Human Audio Sponge is Sketch Show ( Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi) plus Ryuichi Sakamoto. In other words a reincarnation of the seminal YMO. This DVD features live footage from Barcelona and Tokyo in 2004, plus interviews and a documentary.

HARUOMI HOSONO

La Maison de Himiko

Ref: FSD2747

Price: £29.99

Brand new album from Haruomi Hosono is a soundtrack to the film La Maison de Himiko starring Joe Odagiri and Kou Shibasaki. 2 CDs, 45 tracks, including Hosono on acoustic guitar and vocals on two tracks by Miharu Koshi.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Hosono House

Ref: FSD2649a

Price: £24.99

Haruomi Hosono's first solo album after leaving Happy End. Recorded at his home studio and originally released from the Belwood label in 1973. The 11 tracks have been digitally remastered by Hosono and YMO's engineer Mitsuo Koike. Considered, rightly so, as a masterpiece of Japanese rock history.

HARUOMI HOSONO & YELLOW MAGIC BAND

Paraiso

Ref: FSD2566a

Price: £21.99

Unavailable for a few years, finally re-released. Could be considered part of a trilogy of Hosono albums (together with Tropical Dandy and Bon Voyage) that blended Japanese music with various world and other influences. Classic tracks include Tokio Rush, Japanese Rumba, Asatoya Yunta (from Okinawa) and Femme Fatale. Another seminal album originally released in 1978.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Indo

Ref: FSD2556a

Price: £25.99

Indo was a track written by the briliiant Haruomi Hosono for the classic YMO album 'Solid State Survivor' in 1978 which however remained unreleased. The track itself was inspired by Hosono's journey to India with artist Tadanori Yokoo. This album features the finished version of that original track plus a new remix by Haruomi Hosono. There are seven other remixed versions by Audio Active, Masters at Work, Junior Vasquez, Dub Squad, 4Hero and Apache 61. Art direction of front jacket is by Tei Towa.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Cochin Moon

Ref: FSD2650a

Price: £22.99

Hosono together with another pioneering musician, Tadao Yokonori. Ambient style music inspired by visiting India. Originally released in 1978.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Philharmony

Ref: FSD2651a

Price: £25.99

From 1982, first solo album by Haruomi Hosono after forming YMO and released on the 'Yen' label that he shared with Yukihiro Takahashi. 10 tracks including bonus track not on the original. Digitally remastered.

VARIOUS

Happy End Parade - Tribute to Happy End

Ref: FSD2565a

Price: £32.99

Tribute double album to Happy End, the pioneering Japanese folk group active from the late 60s to early 70s, who first put Japanese words successfully into the new US folk style of the day. Artists paying their dues include Yasuhiro Konishi, Yosuke Sogabe, Spitz, Quruli, World Standard (Soichio Suzuki) & Kama Aina (Takuji Aoyanagi).

SKETCH SHOW

Wild Sketch Show Live

Ref: FSV2154

Price: £57.99

Sketch Show is ex-YMO members Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. Live from December 2002, this Tokyo concert also features Keigo Oyamada (Cornelius) Ryuichi Sakamoto and others. Cutting edge electronic dance music, in addition to tracks from Sketch Show albums, they perform a YMO medley.

SKETCH SHOW

Audio Sponge

Ref: FSD1847a

Price: £25.99

Haruomi Hosono teams up with fellow former YMO member Yukihiro Takahashi for an album described as 'electronic folk'. As always with Hosono, innovative and original.

HARRY HOSONO

Bon Voyage

Ref: FSD1290

Price: £23.99

Classic 70s album including mixture of New Orleans / Okinawan plus other Asian music. Highly recommended.

HARUOMI HOSONO

Tropical Dandy (cardboard sleeve)

Ref: FSD1198

Price: £19.99

HAPPY END

Kaze Machi Roman (Paper Jacket Edition)

Ref: FSD1199

Price: £22.99

1971. Happy End are noted for being one of the first Japanese groups to perform original songs sang entirely in Japanese while influenced by western rock and folk. They are considered pioneers and their members included bassist/vocalist Haruomi Hosono (later of Yellow Magic Orchestra), guitarist/vocalist Eiichi Otaki, guitarist/ vocalist Shigeru Suzuki and drummer Takashi Matsumoto. The band lasted only four years from 1969 recorded three albums but have certainly left their legacy.Kaze Machi Roman is considered the best of those albums and includes the song Kaze Wo Atsumete, used in the soundtrack to the film Lost in Translation.

HAPPY END

Kaze Machi Roman (HQCD)

Ref: FSD4999

Price: £25.99

1971. Happy End are noted for being one of the first Japanese groups to perform original songs sang entirely in Japanese while influenced by western rock and folk. They are considered pioneers and their members included bassist/vocalist Haruomi Hosono (later of Yellow Magic Orchestra), guitarist/vocalist Eiichi Otaki, guitarist/ vocalist Shigeru Suzuki and drummer Takashi Matsumoto. The band lasted only four years from 1969 recorded three albums but have certainly left their legacy.Kaze Machi Roman is considered the best of those albums and includes the song Kaze Wo Atsumete, used in the soundtrack to the film Lost in Translation.

VARIOUS

Tokyo City Pop 70's (2 CDs)

Ref: FSD2503

Price: £32.99

Excellent 2CD compilation of 70s pop music centered around the group Happy End, and their subsequent offshoots, groups, solo projects etc. Happy End featured Haruomi Hosono and were one of the first groups to adapt Japanese language to folk rock music. Influenced by Buffalo Springfield they experimented with new sounds and styles, greatly expanding the range of Japanese rock music. Also featured is Tin Pan Alley also featuring Hosono, plus solo works by each member of Happy End, Eiichi Otaki, Shigeru Suzuki, Harry Hosono and the Yellow Magic Band, YMO, plus close assocaites Makoto Kubota and Yuyake Gakudan, Morio Agata, Minako Yoshida, Takako Onuki, Akiko Yano, Keiichi Suzuki & Moon Riders Hi-Fi Set. In summary, all the greatest Japanese pop singers and groups from 1970s over 33 tracks.

HAPPY END

Happy End (paper jacket edition)

Ref: FSD4162

Price: £19.99

First album from 1970 from the folk rock band featuring Haruomi Hosono (bass and vocals), Takashi Matsumoto (drums) Eichi Ohtaki (guitar, vocals) and Shigeru Suzuki (guitar, vocals). The group were heavily influenced by US West coast folk rock bands, especially Buffalo Springfield, and Happy End were one of the first groups to successfully put Japanese lyrics to Western folk / rock music. 12 tracks.

HAPPY END

Happy End (HQCD)

Ref: FSD4998

Price: £25.99

First album from 1970 from the folk rock band featuring Haruomi Hosono (bass and vocals), Takashi Matsumoto (drums) Eichi Ohtaki (guitar, vocals) and Shigeru Suzuki (guitar, vocals). The group were heavily influenced by US West coast folk rock bands, especially Buffalo Springfield, and Happy End were one of the first groups to successfully put Japanese lyrics to Western folk / rock music. 12 tracks.

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Live on Stage (paper jacket edition)

Ref: FSD4163

Price: £19.99

Early live album now released in a limited edition paper jacket edition. 11 tracks

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Happy End Live on Stage (HQCD)

Ref: FSD4997

Price: £25.99

Early live album. 11 tracks

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Singles

Ref: FSD4164

Price: £19.99

Originally released in 1974, tracks from the group's three albums plus some solo material. The combination of Hosono's compositions and Matsumoto's profound lyrics describing everyday life had a long lasting influence on Japanese rock music.

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Live

Ref: FSD4165

Price: £19.99

Another live album, this one with 11 tracks featuring some of their best known songs such as Natsu Nandesu, Coconut Holiday and Jun-ni Gatsu no Ame no Hi. Originally released in 1974.

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City

Ref: FSD4166

Price: £19.99

Best of album from 1973. 12 tracks including Kaze Wo Atsumete (used on the soundtrack to Lost in Translation). Happy End became one of Japan's most influential groups, their legacy being heard on groups from Cornelius to Pizzicato Five.

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Happy End

Ref: FSD4167

Price: £19.99

Third and final studio album originally released in 1973. Nine tracks.